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Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

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HAY-TRUCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

Application filed March 18, 1908. Serial No. 421,924.

To all whom it may concern: o I

Be it known that I, FRANK A. Knun, citi-' zen of the United States,residing at Baker City, in the county of Baker and Stateof Oregon, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Trucks, of'which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improved hay truck and has for itsobject to provide a device of this character embodying novel means forengaging the hay and ele-, vating the same above the ground duringtransportation.

The invention further contemplates a hay truck in which the fork ispeculiarly mounted so as to be disposed below the axle when in operativeosition, thereby enabling comparatively arge wheels to be employed uponthe truck with the result that the latter will pass readily over rutsand hollows into which smaller wheels would sink.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the meansforeffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a hay truck embodying the invention. Fig. 2is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a front end view of thetruck. Fig. 4. is an enlarged top plan view of the rear end of thetruck, the seat and draft beam being removed. Fig. 5 is an enlargedlongitudinal sectional view through the rear end of the truck. Fig. 6 isa sectional view through the hay rake on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7is a detail view of one of the clips by means of which the reach isconnected to the front axle. Fig. 8 is a detail view of the forward endof one of the reach sections. Fig. 9 is a sectional view through one ofthe caster wheels at the rear end of the truck.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The improved hay truck comprises essentially a front axle 1 whichcarries a hay rake 2, a reach3 being provided which projects rearwardlyfrom the axle, the end of the reach being supported by caster wheels andhaving a transverse beam 4 rigidly applied thereto for the purpose ofreceiving the draft. The front axle 1 is provided at its extremitieswith the usual spindles u on which the supporting wheels 5 are journaed, and the hay fork 2 which is pendent from the axle when in operativeposition is rigidly connected thereto by means of the hangers 6.Specifically describing the fork it will be observed that the samecomprises a plurality of spaced and parallel tines 2 having their rearends connected by U bolts or other suitable fastening members to a pairof transverse bars 7. The hangers 6 comprise front and rear angularbrackets which project upwardly upon both sides of the axle 1 and arerigidly secured thereto, the front brackets extending upwardly above theaxle and having a transverse strip 8 attached thereto. Apair of upwardlyconverging bars 9 are also located at the rear end of the tines and aresecured both to the axle and the transverse strip 8, and cooperate withthe latter to form a back for the rake.

The reach 3 is formed of a pair of longitudinal beams converging towardtheir rear ends and having their forward extremities ivotally connectedto clips 10 upon the ront axle 1. A plate 11 which in the resentinstance is circular in shape is a plie to the rear end of the reach andpivotal y connected to this plate is a frame carrying the caster wheels12. This frame comprises a second plate 13 bearing against the lowerface of the plate 11 and provided with the downwardly projectingbrackets 14 between which the caster wheels are journaled. The forwardportion of the second plate 13 which is located below the plate 11 ispivotally connected thereto by means of a round headed bolt 15, whilethe rear portion of the plate has a shaft 16 journaled thereon, the saidshaft being disposed over the caster wheels 12 and at approximatelyright angles to the axis thereof and being provided with a roller 17designed to bear against the u per plate 11 to reduce the frictiontherewit and permit the wheel carrying frame to swing freely about thebolt 15.

For the purpose of tilting the hay rake a reel 18 is utilized which isjournaled above the upper face of the plate 11 and receives a cable 19connected to the upper ortion of the back of the hay rake. A ratc etwheel 20 is provided at each end of the reel 18, one of the ratchetwheels being engaged by a tooth 21 upon a lever 22, the weight of thelever normally holding the tooth in an operative position and the saidtooth tending to prevent unwinding of the cable from the reel. Theratchet at the opposite end of the reel is adapted to be engaged by apawl 23 pivotally mounted upon an operating lever 24 and counterbalancedat 25 so as to normally swing into an inoperative position. Afinger-piece 26 is mounted upon the end of the lever 24 and is connectedby a rod or link 27 to the pawl 23 so that when the operator grasps thehandle ofithe operating lever the finger-piece is moved tothrow the pawl23 into an operative position. It will thus be apparent that byreciprocating the operating lever 24 back and forth the reel 18 will berevolved so as to wind up the cable 19 and swing the hay rake upwardly,the tines 2 then assuming an approximately vertical position while theback of the hay rake is thrown against the reach. As soon as theoperator releases his grasp upon the lever 24 t e pawl 23 carriedthereby moves into an inoperative position, and the reel can be releasedby lifting the lever 22 and moving the tooth carried thereby out ofengagement with the ratchet wheel. The reel then turns freely andpermits the cable 19 to be unwound therefrom and the hay fork to dropinto operative position for engaging a shock of hay or the like.

The draft is applied to the transverse beam 4 which is rigidly connectedto the rear end of the reach, and for this urpose a swingletree 28 isshown as attache to each end of the said transverse beam. Owing to thefact that this beam 4 is rigid with the reach it will be obvious thatthe truck will be under the control of the draft animals and can beguided inits movements by the same.

WVhen it is desired to engage a shock of hay shock so that the tinesenter the base of the same. The operator next grasps the lever 24. andreciprocates the same to wind up the cable 19 and tilt the hay forkupwardly so as to elevate the hay away from the ground, in

which position it can be readily transported from place to place andagain dumped by releasing the lever 22.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a hay truck, the combination of an axle,

wheels for the axle, a hay fork, hangers applied to the hay fork andcomprising brackets which project upwardly therefrom upon opposite sidesof the axle and are secured to the axle above the tines of the fork, oneof the brackets of each hanger being extended above the axle, atransverse strip secured to the upwardly projecting portions of thebrackets, a reach loosely connected to the axle and extending rearwardlytherefrom, means for supporting the rear end of the reach, and means forapplying draft to the reach.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK A. KIME. [11. s.] Witnesses:

W. S. Bownns, V. E. TRIBOLET.

